I threw in the towel waiting for the new amp and ordered a 770 at the discounted price. As much as I wanted the new amp, I couldn't really justify the extra money for a matching faceplate and a balanced design which would be of questionable value to me since my amp and preamp are very close.

... I hope this thing comes with free hernia insurance.

The 770 is showing up as "discontinued" today.

RIP

Wow - they're both gone now... I wonder when the 7125 and 2200 will get some new company on the product page.

(EDIT: Hello, 5000th post. You're a little fella, aren't you?)

I just noticed that they discontinued the 770. I ordered the 990/770 combo on Monday, set to deliver tomorrow. Can't decide if I made the right decision to get the 770 or should have waited for the replacement. Any thoughts???

I think the 770 will work just fine for you - not only do we not know yet how long it will be until the replacements start shipping (an indeterminate amoung of time during which you will be enjoying your 770), but the replacement will likely also be more expensive. I don't think there's a need to worry about buyer's remorse with the 770.

Thanks gonk!

I ended up doing the same thing. I was originally holding out for the replacement 200Wx7, but in the end I decided I needed the ~$400 more than I needed a matching faceplate and balanced inputs. And I wanted it sooner rather than later, so it was a no-brainer.

I've had mine up and running for a week with my 990, and overall I'm pretty happy. I watched something last weekend where I heard some distortion at a couple of points during the movie, so I'm trying to figure out where that's coming from. I haven't been able to replicate it yet though.

Well, got the 770 Amp yesterday, got everything hook up to the 990. Worked fine...for about an hour. Listening at a lower than normal volume and heard 3 loud "POPS" coming from the left surround. That channel is gone because I used another channel to check that it wasn't the speaker. Hopefully, it didn't do any permanent damage to the speaker. All in all, when I had to leave a message on the ansering service that I probably won't get a response until Monday, I am not at all happy. Next I get to lug that heavy back upstairs that nearly killed me getting down. Sorry for the venting!